SOUTH
AFRICA’S PRIORITY
TERTIARY EDUCATION AND SKILLS TRAINING
“What a man can be, he must be” – Maslow
South Africa has a population
with a median age of 26,2 years and high unemployment. The country is ranked third last in economic
output as a contributor to the world economy.
The statistics and world trends speak for themselves, South Africa’s
priority is tertiary education and skills training in renewable energy for as
many people as possible.
SOCIAL CLASS – south Africa does not have as
much of a race issue as they do a class issue
Researchers measure
social class in terms of social status.
Relative wealth, amount of economic assets. Power, the degree of personal choice or
influence over others. Prestige, the
degree of recognition from others.
STATUS
Status relates to
family income, occupational status and educational attainment. To many people, therefore, social-class
categories suggest that others are either equal to them (about the same social class),
superior to them (higher social class) or inferior to them (lower social
class).
africa’s white baby boomers (1946 – 1964)
The oldest baby
boomers are now well over 60, but they cling to their youth. This group cherishes convenience and the
tremendous appeal of prepared takeaway food and the necessity of DVDs and
cellphones. Around the world post World War
II affluence allowed baby boomer’s parents to indulge their children as never
before. They invested in their children’s
skills by sending them to University.
Unfortunately, due
to apartheid in South Africa these circumstances largely benefited the white
population and a large lower class developed made up predominantly of black and
coloured people.
In 2005 the
unemployment rate was 20,6% and 46,8% of people lived in poverty. (Source:
Statistics SA). This was at a time when
the economy reflected good growth with 30,000 new jobs created. Interest rates were low. New Vehicle sales reached a record with
565,018 units sold in 2005 (25,7% increase over 2004). And in 2006 714,340 units were sold (15,7%
increase in 2005). Nearly every retailer
reported record sales in 2006. Spar
(+20,7%); Mr Price (+23%); Edcon (+13%).
The good news did
not last, with 2008 – 2009 became known as the ‘sub-prime’ crisis and the South
African economy slowed down dramatically.
Car sales declined in January 2008 and by June 2008 they were the lowest
since 1999!
SOCIAL
CLASS
South Africa, like
other societies in the rest of the world, has a social class system. The middle-class lifestyle is more dynamic
than the relatively static lifestyle of the lower classes.
“Educational
attainment seems to have the biggest impact
on a person’s social and economic status”
People who fall into the middle class live in
the gap between the haves and the have-nots.
They aspire to the lifestyle of the more affluent, but are constrained
by the economic realities and cautious attitudes that they share with the
working class.
"The working-class person
depends heavily on relatives
and the community for economic and emotional
support"
born in africa – the quest for the origins of
human life
martin meredith (2011)
“Scientists have
identified more than twenty species of extinct humans. They have firmly established Africa as the
birth place not only of humankind but also of modern humans. They have revealed how early technology,
language ability and artistic endeavor all originated in Africa; and they have
shown how small groups of Africans, possessing new skill, spread out from
Africa in an exodus 60,000 years ago to populate the rest of the world.
south africa now more than every needs a leader
who serves the people and practices good governance
Thirty-Five Countries
in the World - Ranked by Size of Population and Contribution to
the World Economy Where Does South Africa Stand? Ranked Third Last As Smallest Contributor to World Economy With Greece and
Venezuela Behind South Africa (Output Related to Services; Industry and
Agriculture)
Click on the name of the country
for current estimates, historical data, and projected figures.
Population
Size Rank
|
Country
|
Rank World
Economy
|
World Economy
Percentage Contribution
|
Population (2014)
|
1 Year
Change
|
Population
Change |
Migrants
(net)
|
Median Age
|
Aged 60+
|
Fertility
Rate
|
Area (Km²)
|
Density
(P/Km²) |
Urban
Pop % |
Urban
Population
|
Share of
World Pop |
Population
Size Rank
|
Country
|
Population
(2014)
|
1 Year
Change
|
Population
Change |
Migrants
(net)
|
Median
Age
|
Aged 60+
|
Fertility
Rate
|
Area
(Km²)
|
Density
(P/Km²) |
Urban
Pop % |
Urban
Population
|
Share of
World Pop |
||
1
|
2
|
13.9%
|
1,393,783,836
|
0.59%
|
8,217,299
|
-313,996
|
35.7
|
14%
|
1.66
|
9,596,947
|
145
|
54%
|
756,300,115
|
19.24%
|
|
2
|
9
|
2.74%
|
1,267,401,849
|
1.22%
|
15,262,253
|
-483,402
|
26.6
|
9%
|
2.53
|
3,287,265
|
386
|
32%
|
410,404,773
|
17.50%
|
|
3
|
1
|
23.32%
|
322,583,006
|
0.79%
|
2,532,290
|
1,008,835
|
37.5
|
20%
|
1.99
|
9,629,056
|
34
|
83%
|
268,084,524
|
4.45%
|
|
4
|
16
|
1.19%
|
252,812,245
|
1.18%
|
2,946,614
|
-141,488
|
28.1
|
8%
|
2.38
|
1,904,567
|
133
|
53%
|
133,860,626
|
3.49%
|
|
5
|
7
|
3.15%
|
202,033,670
|
0.83%
|
1,671,745
|
-46,113
|
30.7
|
12%
|
1.83
|
8,514,209
|
24
|
85%
|
172,549,088
|
2.79%
|
|
9
|
10
|
2.49%
|
142,467,651
|
-0.26%
|
-366,038
|
254,018
|
38.4
|
19%
|
1.51
|
17,076,310
|
8
|
74%
|
105,911,587
|
1.97%
|
|
10
|
3
|
6.18%
|
126,999,808
|
-0.11%
|
-143,769
|
73,466
|
46.2
|
33%
|
1.40
|
377,873
|
336
|
93%
|
117,995,650
|
1.75%
|
|
11
|
15
|
1.72%
|
123,799,215
|
1.20%
|
1,466,816
|
-267,202
|
27.3
|
10%
|
2.23
|
1,958,198
|
63
|
79%
|
97,734,761
|
1.71%
|
|
16
|
4
|
5.17%
|
82,652,256
|
-0.09%
|
-74,370
|
42,856
|
45.9
|
28%
|
1.40
|
357,021
|
232
|
74%
|
61,437,197
|
1.14%
|
|
17
|
29
|
0.54%
|
78,470,222
|
1.32%
|
1,023,054
|
-67,715
|
29.0
|
8%
|
1.92
|
1,648,188
|
48
|
70%
|
54,547,946
|
1.08%
|
|
18
|
18
|
1.08%
|
75,837,020
|
1.21%
|
904,379
|
-47,433
|
29.8
|
11%
|
2.07
|
783,562
|
97
|
74%
|
56,235,478
|
1.05%
|
|
20
|
31
|
0.51%
|
67,222,972
|
0.32%
|
212,470
|
-29,600
|
37.4
|
15%
|
1.42
|
513,113
|
131
|
35%
|
23,691,532
|
0.93%
|
|
21
|
6
|
3.81%
|
64,641,279
|
0.54%
|
349,999
|
124,252
|
40.8
|
24%
|
1.98
|
551,500
|
117
|
87%
|
56,419,209
|
0.89%
|
|
22
|
5
|
3.94%
|
63,489,234
|
0.56%
|
352,969
|
177,549
|
40.4
|
23%
|
1.88
|
242,900
|
261
|
80%
|
50,802,810
|
0.88%
|
|
23
|
8
|
2.88%
|
61,070,224
|
0.13%
|
79,947
|
209,262
|
44.7
|
27%
|
1.46
|
301,318
|
203
|
69%
|
42,101,235
|
0.84%
|
|
25
|
32
|
0.46%
|
53,139,528
|
0.69%
|
363,398
|
33,917
|
26.2
|
9%
|
2.43
|
1,221,037
|
44
|
63%
|
33,638,902
|
0.73%
|
|
27
|
South Korea
|
13
|
1.9%
|
49,512,026
|
0.51%
|
249,328
|
61,441
|
39.9
|
18%
|
1.30
|
99,538
|
497
|
84%
|
41,591,331
|
0.68%
|
28
|
Colombia
|
30
|
0.54%
|
48,929,706
|
1.26%
|
608,301
|
-24,000
|
28.0
|
10%
|
2.33
|
1,138,907
|
43
|
76%
|
37,240,023
|
0.68%
|
29
|
Spain
|
14
|
1.88%
|
47,066,402
|
0.30%
|
139,439
|
156,310
|
41.8
|
23%
|
1.48
|
505,992
|
93
|
78%
|
36,646,776
|
0.65%
|
32
|
Argentina
|
26
|
0.60%
|
41,803,125
|
0.86%
|
356,879
|
-22,974
|
31.3
|
15%
|
2.20
|
2,780,387
|
15
|
93%
|
38,848,372
|
0.58%
|
36
|
Poland
|
22
|
0.74%
|
38,220,543
|
0.01%
|
3,908
|
-8,613
|
39.1
|
22%
|
1.39
|
323,251
|
118
|
61%
|
23,216,731
|
0.53%
|
37
|
Canada
|
11
|
2.39%
|
35,524,732
|
0.98%
|
343,028
|
225,751
|
40.3
|
22%
|
1.66
|
9,970,455
|
4
|
81%
|
28,769,673
|
0.49%
|
41
|
Venezuela
|
35
|
0.28%
|
30,851,343
|
1.47%
|
446,136
|
8,000
|
27.4
|
10%
|
2.43
|
912,060
|
34
|
94%
|
29,023,840
|
0.43%
|
44
|
Saudi
Arabia
|
19
|
1.01%
|
29,369,428
|
1.88%
|
540,558
|
52,720
|
27.9
|
5%
|
2.74
|
2,149,717
|
14
|
83%
|
24,349,303
|
0.41%
|
51
|
Australia
|
12
|
1.93%
|
23,630,169
|
1.23%
|
287,616
|
163,179
|
37.3
|
20%
|
1.88
|
7,739,983
|
3
|
90%
|
21,179,230
|
0.33%
|
63
|
Netherlands
|
17
|
1.16%
|
16,802,463
|
0.26%
|
43,234
|
10,218
|
42.1
|
24%
|
1.77
|
41,528
|
405
|
84%
|
14,161,696
|
0.23%
|
77
|
Belgium
|
23
|
0.71%
|
11,144,420
|
0.36%
|
39,944
|
35,305
|
41.7
|
24%
|
1.84
|
30,528
|
365
|
98%
|
10,874,010
|
0.15%
|
78
|
Greece
|
34
|
0.33%
|
11,128,404
|
0.00%
|
414
|
10,163
|
43.2
|
26%
|
1.51
|
131,956
|
84
|
62%
|
6,921,007
|
0.15%
|
89
|
Sweden
|
21
|
0.75%
|
9,631,261
|
0.63%
|
60,156
|
42,234
|
41.1
|
26%
|
1.91
|
449,954
|
21
|
86%
|
8,249,625
|
0.13%
|
92
|
United
Arab Emirates
|
28
|
0.56%
|
9,445,624
|
1.06%
|
99,495
|
153,484
|
30.7
|
1%
|
1.85
|
83,600
|
113
|
85%
|
8,047,522
|
0.13%
|
94
|
Austria
|
27
|
0.58%
|
8,526,429
|
0.37%
|
31,284
|
30,371
|
43.0
|
24%
|
1.45
|
83,858
|
102
|
68%
|
5,824,085
|
0.12%
|
97
|
Switzerland
|
20
|
0.95%
|
8,157,896
|
0.99%
|
80,063
|
64,965
|
42.1
|
24%
|
1.52
|
41,284
|
198
|
74%
|
6,030,730
|
0.11%
|
111
|
Denmark
|
32
|
0.46%
|
5,640,184
|
0.38%
|
21,088
|
15,487
|
41.3
|
24%
|
1.87
|
43,094
|
131
|
87%
|
4,926,011
|
0.08%
|
117
|
Norway **
|
24
|
0.68%
|
5,091,924
|
0.98%
|
49,253
|
30,903
|
39.1
|
22%
|
1.93
|
385,168
|
13
|
80%
|
4,083,119
|
0.07%
|
**Taiwan
was joint 24th ranking with Norway contributing 0.68% to the world’s
economy; The ‘Rest of the World’ contributes 8,80% to the world’s economy
